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I've seen that PayPal's support, APIs, documentation, etc., is substandard. Downtime events are frequent. Getting in touch with a human is impossible.
by tibbon 4y ago
I've seen that PayPal's support, APIs, documentation, etc., is substandard. Downtime events are frequent. Getting in touch with a human is impossible.
- permo-w 4y agomy experience with paypal as anything other than a way to buy things has been exclusively shit. their "security features" like locking your account because of "suspicious activity" on a card that's been expired for 5 years - are little more than excuses to claim your money when after sending them scans of your passport, dental records, grandmother's birth certificate and wifi password you inevitably give up and let it go their one benefit - ubiquity - isn't even earned. no, they were just early to the scene 20 years ago, then held their nerve until about 2010 after which the major online players pretty much haven't changed. fuck the current online eco[nomic]-system. the network effects of familiarity nearly always trump competence or quality my advice: never ever have money in your account. it's just too tempting for them. if you're taking payments, auto-transfer them out. if you use it pay for things, use it via a card. since I realised this, I've not once had to unlock my account, no unsolicited two-factor, not even a dodgy notification. it's almost like they have nothing to gain from locking it anymore :o
- teewuane 4y agoI have actually had a really good experience with braintree (a paypal service, competes with Stripe).
- makeitdouble 4y agoDidn't they go down and zombie up for almost a week during Fall ? Braintree might have been decent as a startup/small player, but getting pushed to the same stage as Stripe make them look struggling IMO. Used to interface with Adyen and Stripe in the past, and PayPal's Braintree part is way laggier and prone to errors.